The whole idea of a photo stick kind of thing is for people like me who know nothing about computers. I am 70 years old and did not grow up with one. I grew up with tools. The attraction of a photo stick type thing is that we don't have to dig around in files, select things, do various steps on some list, items we have no idea what they are or how they work. This guy seems to know what he says, but he is not talking to me, that is for sure. I want to know if there some "photo stick" (name not specific) thing out there that DOES work for us guys. I can build a house, I can wire a house, I can install the plumbing and make beautiful furniture to fill that house. I can't work computers. I know how to do e-mail, Facebook and order things on line. Thats it. I guess to illustrate my point I can tell this guy step by step how to wire an electrical breaker panel and connect it to the power pole outside his house. I doubt he could "follow along" and get it done without incident. See? Its a matter of perspective.
You learned how to do all of those things, you can learn how to do this. I dont get folks reluctance to put a little time in, sure its a bit of struggle at first, but so was every task you mentioned prior.
@@shaunlunney7551 Not so! I am very similar and although I have been using computers in a basic way since they landed, it isn't easy for me.. Some people are hands on practical and some aren't! If you needed some plastering doing in your house, you probably wouldn't want to take 6 months to learn the basics to do a mediocre job... if you get me? I would love a decent tool to plug in and sort out all my pics and vids, apple are trying to get me to increase my iCloud account....Again! I have 200gb nigh on and need space for more... so is there anything? thanks man.
@@shaunlunney7551 I’m relatively tech savvy and here to say that the ongoing effort to store and organize digital photos and videos takes up tons of time even after you know how to do it. Do you have kids or grandkids? There’s an endless stream of new photos coming in. It’s like a part time job.
@spongey spongey I knew nothing about computer prior to 2017 and learned how to use them in about 1 month of clicking around. 3 months I learned how to use the file directories proficiently, and 6 months to be able to run a few basic commands and learn about how they work in a basic matter. It is not hard and I am not a genius. Our brains can handle basic computer functionality. The main commentor has skills with his hands but can still do wiring etc. These are high-level skills that require LEARNING. Just because it is on a screen instead of physical, makes no difference and is not an excuse.
I wish I had your skills rather than the computer skills I have. Much more rewarding. On a related note, why not swap some of your amazing practical skills with someone who can easily and properly explain to you tips and tricks on File Management on your computer devices. With practice, it's a very simple skill, certainly easier than plumbing a house and making furniture.
Thank you for this information! Like the person below, I am not that computer savvy, and was looking at these usb photo devices. Now I will research the program you mentioned and go that route. I have over 10,000 photos on my old computer and need to save them on an external hard drive, another task I will be learning. Again, appreciated.
There needs to be a simple photo stick that can attach to any device, search, copy (not dups) and store to any device that's plugged into it, not just onto the stick that was plugged in. And, it has to do most of the work on its own like photostick. There needs to be a photostick stick for dummies, because there is alot of smart people out there that can pull an engine down to its smallest bit and put it back together flawlessly, but can't work out how to back up pics from phones to PC'S and Mac's. I'd like to try this photostick but the reviews are not good.
I really appreciate you guys having this conversation because I'm looking for a way to free up space on my IPhone 8Plus. I bought a Photo Stick and returned it because they didn't say in the description that I had to download an App for the Stick to work. Needless to say, the Reviews about the App were horrible! I'm glad I clicked on this video. I downloaded the free software tool and also sent a donation to the developer. I appreciate that it's free but wanted to show my gratitude to them for providing this helpful tool. Now I'm going shopping for an External Hard Drive. 😀 Thanks again!
I just bought the Omnistick. There is no EXE file and when I insert it the software doesn't come up by itself and I can't find it. I'm really struggling with it. I like your idea of the external hard drive but I'm not sure I could figure all that out either. And how would you get your pictures from your phone to an external hard drive?
I am using the photo stick. I am very glad to have it. I'm sure that one size doesn't fit all but for me, it is nice to just plug it in and I didn't have to find and move files or folders that I have saved within my computer(s). It has saved me time and a lot of frustration. Plus I do not overlook or pass up photos or files by accident. I have an external drive. I do not like the cloud.
@@kab6765 didn’t back up photo stick. It is very slow to load up to view photos. Good idea but needs improvements. Would I buy it again? No. I have a back up external hard drive. It will not specially seek out photos. Frustrating.
I backed up my photo and video files and document files onto a thumb drive, thinking that I would always have a good copy of them, but after 4 years I went to the thumb drive only to find that in that time, the video files had deteriorated badly. Most of the still pic were Ok. Just a warning, sometimes you have to back up your back up, before deterioration sets in. I also noticed that the cheap thumb drives (PNY) were the worst, compared with the the more expensive Sandisk thumb drives. I don't know about larger external SSD type drives, that are supposed to be more permanent. Only time will tell if they will perform any better that than the small portable thumb drives. And there are some x rated videos that have a limit on how many times they can be copied built into the video. Often these videos can't be played back after a couple of back up copies are made. So, you just have to get used to the idea that you can't keep them permanently. Sooner or later the medium they are stored on will fail, and the video will be lost.
I found the Photo Stick Omni to be complete trash. I bought several as Christmas gifts and kept one for myself and decided to use it today. I originally downloaded pics from a Samsung Galaxy S10 and then from a Windows 10 PC and was originally satisfied. Then I realized that several photos sent via text were not copied. I moved them to Gallery and tried to download the new additions. It was then that I found TPS to be completely wiped. Nothing saved at all! I spent the next several hours re-tracing my steps, deleted the app, restarted and reinstalled several times. Nothing. I kept looping back into "Getting Started". Then I contacted TPS Customer "service". After repeating the canned information they gave me -- same as what I found on TH-cam and TPS -- I eventually received an email from "Teresa" who informed me they were closing my file. There is nothing wrong with my PC or my cell phone; the Photo Stick is clearly defective. There was no offer to swap my bad one for a potentially good one. They just cut ties and abandoned ship. This item does not work. Customer Service is useless. I believe most positive reviews come from people who downloaded picture but never tried to re-use TPC for additional photos. I wish I had just given my relatives the money instead of spending so much of it on this worthless POS.
Does this alternative also work for Android phones? I have an old, defunct Galaxy Note that is only a photo album now, and I'd like to get those photos into a safe place.
What is wrong with backing up your photos to a dvd or cd? I've been doing that for years, I don't trust hard drives. To many of my hard drives have died over the years (I started programing in the 60's).
DVD's and CD's have a limited lifespan, depending on how you store them, some are only rated at about 5 years. you can get Archival disks but they are expensive.
I find the PhotoStick totally useless. I treated myself to one but all it seems to do is pick up backgrounds from other programs and not my photos. Waste of money for me.
What a stick or device that does the same thing for music, I have music that gets lost in my computer, I want a device that can find all my music, and need some device to play my music play list in the exact order of the songs in the playlist
I can't offload photos from my iphone 14 pro to my computer to free up my phone storage. It's literally impossible. Yes, I've watched a bunch of tutorials, none of which worked. I thought about buying the Photostick Omni today, but just saw a bunch of warnings about it being suspect and not working.
Yes, I easily transfer my phone photos to desktop regularly and the phone software knows to only transfer 'new' photos, so you don't get duplicates. (I also backup my desktop to Seagate flash drive). It's no trouble, perhaps an hour every month
Just one thing: If you know all about computer software you can do a lot of things; but if you don't know how to fly an airplane it is best to not just take off and think things are going to work out okay. Be sure to watch your manifold pressure!!!
I do agree. I was going to purchase the one with the largest capacity until I saw this video. Having said that, I won't be downloading XNviewMP either, sounds too good to be true
hello, i provided you a copy of my personal photo backup script about 1 year ago and now i have lost it. do you still have that copy? its written in powershell.
I tried an external hard from OWC and it was a nightmare! 2011 MacBook Pro to 2021 MacBook Pro something was corrupted and I lost Iphoto Albums and as you know Apple does not warranty Software at least in the USA!
It's not working on my Mac either. Same as Trudy it seemed to work initially but now when I plug it in it doesn't appear anywhere on my Mac. Waste of money!
The purpose of the photo stick is you just insert the product and it does all the work in finding your pictures. If I do it the way you describe, why do I need to download this program you are talking about? I can just as easily use file explorer and copy the files onto an external hard drive. That is the way I do it now and it takes along time since not all of my pictures are in the same place.
For dummies like me, what hard drive do I get on Amazon ? And after I do that, then I get the app - XN View MP? Do I put this app on my computer or iPad or iPhone? Then I transfer all my pictures into this app? And when I want to access then, I plug the hard drive into my computer to access them from the app? Or is the app on the New hard drive? There has to be an easier way guys. Please help! I'm 70 yrs young and don't know what I'm doing
Buy something on amazon called an External Hard Drive, this is something that plugs into your laptop or desktop PC to your usb port. One example is WD My book (quite pricy but does everything those usb sticks does, but with a much bigger amount of storage), get the 3tb or smaller version. download the WD Backup software, and click on whatever it tells you to do. Here's the product on amazon, better value than those overpriced usb sticks: www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-External-Drive-USB-3-0-WDBBGB0040HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHL2G?th=1 And download the WD backup software from here: support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=249. This app goes on your computer. Any photos from your iPhone and iPad can be backed up using iTunes by plugging them in and selecting your files. Search it up on google how to backup iphone photos to computer, cause I'm no expert on Apple. And this app won't be on the hard drive itself, it will be on your computer. Aside from photos and videos, this hard drive can hold so much, you have a great chance of not worrying that it will be full. Hope this helps! Reply back if you have any other questions!
Donna, the app recommended from xnview.com is simply an application that helps organize photos and also provides a photo editor to use to clean up your photos if you choose (crop, focus, brighten, etc). It's free and has some very neat attributes. The speaker in the video then recommended that instead of buying a photo stick, (which is an expensive flash drive with the added attribute of instantly recognizing photo files), you purchase an external hard drive. An external hard drive is a backup for all of your files, not just photos, is cheaper and more reliable. You can load about 33,000 photos on a 500GB hard drive. I found one by Maxone that costs $37.00 on Amazon. You can buy lower storage, i.e. 128GB, 320GB for less money. It's always good to keep your files and photos on a backup hard drive just in case your laptop/PC blows up or it gets stolen, etc. So, here is what you would do: Download the MP app from xnview.com onto your laptop/PC. You can then transfer any photos you have on your laptop/PC into the application and make it your default photo file system. That is what the MP app is, simply a photo file system that allows you to do photo editing, sort, and keep your photos in one place. Next, it is recommended that you buy a portable hard drive to backup all your files and photos as a safeguard against any unpredictable accidents involving your laptop/PC. The hard drive is a back up file system. Yes, you will transfer all your files and photos to the hard drive. Whenever you add or change your files on your laptop/PC, you can just plug in your hard drive to update the files. You can use it to view your photos, but they also remain on your laptop. Let's say you wanted to go visit your friends, you can take the hard drive with you and plug it into their computer to share your photos with them. This is akin to the old days of "Let me show you my slides", while you pull out your slide projector to everyone's groans. Hope that helps. The xnview.com MP is a photo file application. The external hard drive is peripheral equipment that is a portable file system and file backup.
Any advice out there? I had several photos on my computer then Windows 10 automatically started downloading on my Windows 7. It had asked several times if I wish to download Windows 10 and I declined every time so it just did it one day. While installing Windows 10 the hard drive crashed. I took the laptop to Staples Tech center and they told me they cannot retrieve them and the pics are gone forever. They tried to use an external hard drive but had no luck. There were some very important photos and videos on there. I kept the Dell laptop hoping someday it could be done. It's been about 6 years since this has happened. BTW- My computer at work crashed the hard drive when Windows 10 was downloaded also. Lost 2 computers due to the Windows 10 downloads.
when I downloaded the programme you suggested , it said 'You have macOS 10.12.6. The application requires macOS 10.13 or later'.... But I thought you can use the programme 'XNview MP' with older computers? My Mac is only 3/4 years old??
ok I installed the basic version and when I click on tools then find similar files.. it starts to search, but than it ends itself and closes without doing nothing.. useless...
Can you use this programme XN view mp on a Mac book pro and iPad as well as the 3 old windows computers in my loft that I can't get rid off because they have family photos on them?
I have all my photos saved to an external harddrive in folders so I know where they are. I want a photo stick for the supposed ability to only copy one copy of each photo and organise them in categories/dates. Does that feature work?
Nope! It just copies ALL your photos quickly and puts them in any order with no organization, not even the separate folders...It was useless for me and a waste of money.
Back to complicated again, I showed this video to my granny and she hadn't a clue what these guys were on about. grandma said she liked the photo stick.
Yes your grandma definitely knows what she is talking about when it comes to computers. It would be too dumb to ask someone who knows how to use technology.
@@Rainerdapimp I feel like you missed the point. Jimmy’s grandma would like to successfully manage her photos and she understands fully that she is not a tech expert.
Trying to find photos that are lost on my computer. Accidentally downloaded without being put in a folder and cannot find them. Will this product or another product search out pictures?
Acabo de comprar 1 The Photo Stick..... Luego de colocar en un puerto de USB de mi Notebook no aparece nada en la tela del computador..... Dijeron que era solo clocar el dispositivo y que luego apareceria un cuadro donde solamente se tendria que hacer click en GO, y pronto. Pero, por que no aparece eso en la tela de mi computador? O es necesario tener un aplicativo previamente? Alguien puede ayudarme?
Crie wue hay que bajar una splicacion gratis Estaba en el proceso de ordenarlo y me encuentro estos reviews. En la mayoria negativos. Debido a eso y a su pregunta no lo comprare ahora mismo. Ya logro usarlo? Cree es algo bueno y facil de usar? Esperonsu respueata. Gracias
Only a complete "computer moron" would buy one of these. You can get a perfectly good USB flash drive for a fraction of the price and put all your photos on it. For really solid backup, I copied all of my photos to a Verbatim M-disc. These have an expected lifetime of hundreds of years. I won't last that long!!
Hi Richard there a lot of us "computer morons" out here including me but I can fly an airplane, wire a house, dig a water well, troubleshoot an air conditioner, among other things: You just know what you learn!! I wish I had learned PC's but I did learn industrial computer controls.
find someone who is NOT paid to try a photo stick ... non existent . Normal people with a brain can see they are stupid ways to make money from selling a 10c USB stick for $50
Hello, I bought an external hard drive to back up all my important files, most of which were photos, paid $100+ from my Mac dealer before the Mac died. After a couple years it completely crapped out. Lost all my family and travel photos again. Was hoping one of these devices would find all my photos that might be hiding in my Google and Windows. Will this system you are suggesting be able to do that as well as back up the photos that are currently accessible on on my Lenovo(older model)? thank you
Maybe paying for a cloud service would be ideal if you take a lot of photos, and also Google Photos if you don't mind your photo quality to get lowered a little.
@@getconnectednow You’re missing the point. There’s a reason people want the photosticks. Either they work or they don’t, but ease of use is the goal and this alternative isn’t it.
The whole idea of a photo stick kind of thing is for people like me who know nothing about computers. I am 70 years old and did not grow up with one. I grew up with tools. The attraction of a photo stick type thing is that we don't have to dig around in files, select things, do various steps on some list, items we have no idea what they are or how they work. This guy seems to know what he says, but he is not talking to me, that is for sure. I want to know if there some "photo stick" (name not specific) thing out there that DOES work for us guys. I can build a house, I can wire a house, I can install the plumbing and make beautiful furniture to fill that house. I can't work computers. I know how to do e-mail, Facebook and order things on line. Thats it. I guess to illustrate my point I can tell this guy step by step how to wire an electrical breaker panel and connect it to the power pole outside his house. I doubt he could "follow along" and get it done without incident. See? Its a matter of perspective.
You learned how to do all of those things, you can learn how to do this. I dont get folks reluctance to put a little time in, sure its a bit of struggle at first, but so was every task you mentioned prior.
@@shaunlunney7551 Not so! I am very similar and although I have been using computers in a basic way since they landed, it isn't easy for me..
Some people are hands on practical and some aren't!
If you needed some plastering doing in your house, you probably wouldn't want to take 6 months to learn the basics to do a mediocre job... if you get me?
I would love a decent tool to plug in and sort out all my pics and vids, apple are trying to get me to increase my iCloud account....Again!
I have 200gb nigh on and need space for more... so is there anything? thanks man.
@@shaunlunney7551 I’m relatively tech savvy and here to say that the ongoing effort to store and organize digital photos and videos takes up tons of time even after you know how to do it. Do you have kids or grandkids? There’s an endless stream of new photos coming in. It’s like a part time job.
@spongey spongey I knew nothing about computer prior to 2017 and learned how to use them in about 1 month of clicking around. 3 months I learned how to use the file directories proficiently, and 6 months to be able to run a few basic commands and learn about how they work in a basic matter. It is not hard and I am not a genius. Our brains can handle basic computer functionality.
The main commentor has skills with his hands but can still do wiring etc. These are high-level skills that require LEARNING. Just because it is on a screen instead of physical, makes no difference and is not an excuse.
I wish I had your skills rather than the computer skills I have. Much more rewarding. On a related note, why not swap some of your amazing practical skills with someone who can easily and properly explain to you tips and tricks on File Management on your computer devices. With practice, it's a very simple skill, certainly easier than plumbing a house and making furniture.
Thank you for this information! Like the person below, I am not that computer savvy, and was looking at these usb photo devices. Now I will research the program you mentioned and go that route. I have over 10,000 photos on my old computer and need to save them on an external hard drive, another task I will be learning. Again, appreciated.
Did the photostck work or not?
There needs to be a simple photo stick that can attach to any device, search, copy (not dups) and store to any device that's plugged into it, not just onto the stick that was plugged in.
And, it has to do most of the work on its own like photostick. There needs to be a photostick stick for dummies, because there is alot of smart people out there that can pull an engine down to its smallest bit and put it back together flawlessly, but can't work out how to back up pics from phones to PC'S and Mac's. I'd like to try this photostick but the reviews are not good.
I really appreciate you guys having this conversation because I'm looking for a way to free up space on my IPhone 8Plus. I bought a Photo Stick and returned it because they didn't say in the description that I had to download an App for the Stick to work. Needless to say, the Reviews about the App were horrible! I'm glad I clicked on this video. I downloaded the free software tool and also sent a donation to the developer. I appreciate that it's free but wanted to show my gratitude to them for providing this helpful tool. Now I'm going shopping for an External Hard Drive. 😀 Thanks again!
Happy to help!
If XNviewMP is free how is that company making money and why are they so generous with their software? There must be some monetary catch for the user
I just bought the Omnistick. There is no EXE file and when I insert it the software doesn't come up by itself and I can't find it. I'm really struggling with it. I like your idea of the external hard drive but I'm not sure I could figure all that out either. And how would you get your pictures from your phone to an external hard drive?
I am using the photo stick. I am very glad to have it. I'm sure that one size doesn't fit all but for me, it is nice to just plug it in and I didn't have to find and move files or folders that I have saved within my computer(s). It has saved me time and a lot of frustration. Plus I do not overlook or pass up photos or files by accident. I have an external drive. I do not like the cloud.
Are you able to back up the photostick also?
@@kab6765 didn’t back up photo stick. It is very slow to load up to view photos. Good idea but needs improvements. Would I buy it again? No. I have a back up external hard drive. It will not specially seek out photos. Frustrating.
@Think About It thanks so much. I'm torn. Great concept, not so great Reviews
I backed up my photo and video files and document files onto a thumb drive, thinking that I would always have a good copy of them, but after 4 years I went to the thumb drive only to find that in that time, the video files had deteriorated badly. Most of the still pic were Ok. Just a warning, sometimes you have to back up your back up, before deterioration sets in. I also noticed that the cheap thumb drives (PNY) were the worst, compared with the the more expensive Sandisk thumb drives. I don't know about larger external SSD type drives, that are supposed to be more permanent. Only time will tell if they will perform any better that than the small portable thumb drives. And there are some x rated videos that have a limit on how many times they can be copied built into the video. Often these videos can't be played back after a couple of back up copies are made. So, you just have to get used to the idea that you can't keep them permanently. Sooner or later the medium they are stored on will fail, and the video will be lost.
Very helpful, thank you.
The Photo Stick doesn't work on my phone. I wasted money on it.
I couldn't load the app. A similar app downloaded. I can't get rid of that one.
I found the Photo Stick Omni to be complete trash. I bought several as Christmas gifts and kept one for myself and decided to use it today. I originally downloaded pics from a Samsung Galaxy S10 and then from a Windows 10 PC and was originally satisfied. Then I realized that several photos sent via text were not copied. I moved them to Gallery and tried to download the new additions. It was then that I found TPS to be completely wiped. Nothing saved at all! I spent the next several hours re-tracing my steps, deleted the app, restarted and reinstalled several times. Nothing. I kept looping back into "Getting Started". Then I contacted TPS Customer "service". After repeating the canned information they gave me -- same as what I found on TH-cam and TPS -- I eventually received an email from "Teresa" who informed me they were closing my file. There is nothing wrong with my PC or my cell phone; the Photo Stick is clearly defective. There was no offer to swap my bad one for a potentially good one. They just cut ties and abandoned ship.
This item does not work. Customer Service is useless. I believe most positive reviews come from people who downloaded picture but never tried to re-use TPC for additional photos. I wish I had just given my relatives the money instead of spending so much of it on this worthless POS.
Thank you thank you thank you! Just saved me some money from an almost impulse buy! ;D
Wish I knew about this rip off before I paid £47. Blinks when inserted in USB slot but that's as far as it goes - no picture pick up
Does this alternative also work for Android phones? I have an old, defunct Galaxy Note that is only a photo album now, and I'd like to get those photos into a safe place.
Best idea yet!
What is wrong with backing up your photos to a dvd or cd? I've been doing that for years, I don't trust hard drives. To many of my hard drives have died over the years (I started programing in the 60's).
same here, but I amm now simply doubling up, since storage is cheap now
Can't do that from my phone.
I send photos to my lap top via email then share to amazon photo cloud, then record to a dvd. It is a little complicated but it works for me.
DVD's and CD's have a limited lifespan, depending on how you store them, some are only rated at about 5 years. you can get Archival disks but they are expensive.
@@pleiadesneptunes How? lol They don't put DVD/CD players in laptops anymore at least Apple products.
I find the PhotoStick totally useless. I treated myself to one but all it seems to do is pick up backgrounds from other programs and not my photos. Waste of money for me.
I found that I popular external backup device was beyond my meager tech savvy.
Thank you 🙏. Really great advice.
What a stick or device that does the same thing for music, I have music that gets lost in my computer, I want a device that can find all my music, and need some device to play my music play list in the exact order of the songs in the playlist
I can't offload photos from my iphone 14 pro to my computer to free up my phone storage. It's literally impossible. Yes, I've watched a bunch of tutorials, none of which worked. I thought about buying the Photostick Omni today, but just saw a bunch of warnings about it being suspect and not working.
I bought it and it's a piece of garbage, does not work at all. Waste of money and mad that I was sucked in.
It’s a scam . Useless piece of garbage. I’m out of the money and feel stupid.
It's not working on my Mac. It worked before twice & when I went to use it again, everything was gone.
I think they're good as a secondary backup tool. I already have my photos and videos on Google photos (and still on my device)
how about to move photos from android phones to another android or to a computer or mac?
Yes, I easily transfer my phone photos to desktop regularly and the phone software knows to only transfer 'new' photos, so you don't get duplicates. (I also backup my desktop to Seagate flash drive). It's no trouble, perhaps an hour every month
So Bryan, so you would recommend this for transferring photos from your phone to your laptop?
@@TD-ce5ru Never🤪
Just one thing: If you know all about computer software you can do a lot of things; but if you don't know how to fly an airplane it is best to not just take off and think things are going to work out okay. Be sure to watch your manifold pressure!!!
Yep...the photostick was a HUGH rip off. Wish I saw this FIRST!! Spot on guys!!
I do agree. I was going to purchase the one with the largest capacity until I saw this video. Having said that, I won't be downloading XNviewMP either, sounds too good to be true
you never addressed getting photos from your iphone.
hello, i provided you a copy of my personal photo backup script about 1 year ago and now i have lost it. do you still have that copy? its written in powershell.
I just purchased a Omni photostic and it doesn’t work for my iPhone! I want my money back!
Thanks for the advice!
I tried an external hard from OWC and it was a nightmare! 2011 MacBook Pro to 2021 MacBook Pro something was corrupted and I lost Iphoto Albums and as you know Apple does not warranty Software at least in the USA!
It's not working on my Mac either. Same as Trudy it seemed to work initially but now when I plug it in it doesn't appear anywhere on my Mac. Waste of money!
The purpose of the photo stick is you just insert the product and it does all the work in finding your pictures. If I do it the way you describe, why do I need to download this program you are talking about? I can just as easily use file explorer and copy the files onto an external hard drive. That is the way I do it now and it takes along time since not all of my pictures are in the same place.
For dummies like me, what hard drive do I get on Amazon ? And after I do that, then I get the app - XN View MP? Do I put this app on my computer or iPad or iPhone? Then I transfer all my pictures into this app? And when I want to access then, I plug the hard drive into my computer to access them from the app? Or is the app on the New hard drive?
There has to be an easier way guys. Please help! I'm 70 yrs young and don't know what I'm doing
Buy something on amazon called an External Hard Drive, this is something that plugs into your laptop or desktop PC to your usb port. One example is WD My book (quite pricy but does everything those usb sticks does, but with a much bigger amount of storage), get the 3tb or smaller version. download the WD Backup software, and click on whatever it tells you to do. Here's the product on amazon, better value than those overpriced usb sticks: www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-External-Drive-USB-3-0-WDBBGB0040HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHL2G?th=1 And download the WD backup software from here: support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=249. This app goes on your computer. Any photos from your iPhone and iPad can be backed up using iTunes by plugging them in and selecting your files. Search it up on google how to backup iphone photos to computer, cause I'm no expert on Apple. And this app won't be on the hard drive itself, it will be on your computer. Aside from photos and videos, this hard drive can hold so much, you have a great chance of not worrying that it will be full. Hope this helps! Reply back if you have any other questions!
Donna, the app recommended from xnview.com is simply an application that helps organize photos and also provides a photo editor to use to clean up your photos if you choose (crop, focus, brighten, etc). It's free and has some very neat attributes. The speaker in the video then recommended that instead of buying a photo stick, (which is an expensive flash drive with the added attribute of instantly recognizing photo files), you purchase an external hard drive. An external hard drive is a backup for all of your files, not just photos, is cheaper and more reliable. You can load about 33,000 photos on a 500GB hard drive. I found one by Maxone that costs $37.00 on Amazon. You can buy lower storage, i.e. 128GB, 320GB for less money. It's always good to keep your files and photos on a backup hard drive just in case your laptop/PC blows up or it gets stolen, etc.
So, here is what you would do: Download the MP app from xnview.com onto your laptop/PC. You can then transfer any photos you have on your laptop/PC into the application and make it your default photo file system. That is what the MP app is, simply a photo file system that allows you to do photo editing, sort, and keep your photos in one place.
Next, it is recommended that you buy a portable hard drive to backup all your files and photos as a safeguard against any unpredictable accidents involving your laptop/PC. The hard drive is a back up file system. Yes, you will transfer all your files and photos to the hard drive. Whenever you add or change your files on your laptop/PC, you can just plug in your hard drive to update the files. You can use it to view your photos, but they also remain on your laptop.
Let's say you wanted to go visit your friends, you can take the hard drive with you and plug it into their computer to share your photos with them. This is akin to the old days of "Let me show you my slides", while you pull out your slide projector to everyone's groans.
Hope that helps. The xnview.com MP is a photo file application. The external hard drive is peripheral equipment that is a portable file system and file backup.
Any advice out there? I had several photos on my computer then Windows 10 automatically started downloading on my Windows 7. It had asked several times if I wish to download Windows 10 and I declined every time so it just did it one day. While installing Windows 10 the hard drive crashed. I took the laptop to Staples Tech center and they told me they cannot retrieve them and the pics are gone forever. They tried to use an external hard drive but had no luck. There were some very important photos and videos on there. I kept the Dell laptop hoping someday it could be done. It's been about 6 years since this has happened. BTW- My computer at work crashed the hard drive when Windows 10 was downloaded also. Lost 2 computers due to the Windows 10 downloads.
when I downloaded the programme you suggested , it said 'You have macOS 10.12.6. The application requires macOS 10.13 or later'.... But I thought you can use the programme 'XNview MP' with older computers? My Mac is only 3/4 years old??
ok I installed the basic version and when I click on tools then find similar files.. it starts to search, but than it ends itself and closes without doing nothing.. useless...
xnview is useless for organizing. uninstalled it. the editing features I have on much better programs
Don't buy one,buy a flash drive much cheaper.lost all my photos,over 1000.
Can you use this programme XN view mp on a Mac book pro and iPad as well as the 3 old windows computers in my loft that I can't get rid off because they have family photos on them?
I have all my photos saved to an external harddrive in folders so I know where they are. I want a photo stick for the supposed ability to only copy one copy of each photo and organise them in categories/dates. Does that feature work?
Nope! It just copies ALL your photos quickly and puts them in any order with no organization, not even the separate folders...It was useless for me and a waste of money.
Back to complicated again, I showed this video to my granny and she hadn't a clue what these guys were on about. grandma said she liked the photo stick.
Yes your grandma definitely knows what she is talking about when it comes to computers. It would be too dumb to ask someone who knows how to use technology.
@@Rainerdapimp I feel like you missed the point. Jimmy’s grandma would like to successfully manage her photos and she understands fully that she is not a tech expert.
Trying to find photos that are lost on my computer. Accidentally downloaded without being put in a folder and cannot find them. Will this product or another product search out pictures?
Just got mind have an old Mac book PRO does not work
Thanks guys. good vid. BTW. folks doing videos should not sit in chairs that rotate..back and forth..back and forth...back and forth.....
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Acabo de comprar 1 The Photo Stick..... Luego de colocar en un puerto de USB de mi Notebook no aparece nada en la tela del computador..... Dijeron que era solo clocar el dispositivo y que luego apareceria un cuadro donde solamente se tendria que hacer click en GO, y pronto. Pero, por que no aparece eso en la tela de mi computador? O es necesario tener un aplicativo previamente? Alguien puede ayudarme?
Crie wue hay que bajar una splicacion gratis Estaba en el proceso de ordenarlo y me encuentro estos reviews. En la mayoria negativos. Debido a eso y a su pregunta no lo comprare ahora mismo. Ya logro usarlo? Cree es algo bueno y facil de usar? Esperonsu respueata. Gracias
Only a complete "computer moron" would buy one of these. You can get a perfectly good USB flash drive for a fraction of the price and put all your photos on it. For really solid backup, I copied all of my photos to a Verbatim M-disc. These have an expected lifetime of hundreds of years. I won't last that long!!
Hi Richard there a lot of us "computer morons" out here including me but I can fly an airplane, wire a house, dig a water well, troubleshoot an air conditioner, among other things: You just know what you learn!! I wish I had learned PC's but I did learn industrial computer controls.
First question is, how do I even go directly from my Google phone to a perfectly good USB flash drive. Adapter, or what?. If you can, now what?
Oh wow that sounds really easy....NOT!
find someone who is NOT paid to try a photo stick ... non existent . Normal people with a brain can see they are stupid ways to make money from selling a 10c USB stick for $50
Correct, I can't find a genuine Photostick review anywhere. All sales pitches and copies of same.
Is this a parody? It’s a flash drive with file synch.
Hello, I bought an external hard drive to back up all my important files, most of which were photos, paid $100+ from my Mac dealer before the Mac died. After a couple years it completely crapped out. Lost all my family and travel photos again. Was hoping one of these devices would find all my photos that might be hiding in my Google and Windows. Will this system you are suggesting be able to do that as well as back up the photos that are currently accessible on on my Lenovo(older model)? thank you
Maybe paying for a cloud service would be ideal if you take a lot of photos, and also Google Photos if you don't mind your photo quality to get lowered a little.
absolutely NOT, not quick or easy
I got scammed by this piece of trash. Just use cloud storage. They make videos that look like legit evaluations but are just bs !
these guys just promote whoever pays them the most... so dodgy
LOL OBVIOUSLY
Don’t waste your money
You might as well be speaking Greek to me. This sounds very confusing.
We have a write up available on the website if that helps. getconnectedmedia.com/photosticks-are-they-worth-it/
@@getconnectednow I'm afraid your write-up does not help. I commented at the bottom.
@@getconnectednow You’re missing the point. There’s a reason people want the photosticks. Either they work or they don’t, but ease of use is the goal and this alternative isn’t it.
you might as well be speaking Hebrew to me , or send me orders of activationin English, i'll translait it.
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